Where does “король” come from?
король (Tatar) comes from Russian коро́ль, from Old East Slavic король, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
король (Tatar): king
Ancestry of “король”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | коро́ль | king |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | король | king |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | korľь | king |
| 4 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |